Gabriel Smith Injured in a Crash on October 10, 2021 in Mitchell County, Kansas

Gabriel Jacob Smith of Downs, Kansas was injured on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 11:45 AM in Mitchell County, Kansas. Smith is a 14-year-old boy.

The crash happened here: K128 at mile marker 1.8, or K128 at C Rd.

In the crash, Smith was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 2 [the 2003 International 9900 driven by Francis Freeman] was Southbound on K128. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Chevreolet 1500 driven by Gabriel Smith] was Eastbound on C Rd. Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Chevreolet 1500 driven by Gabriel Smith] failed to stop at stop sign, causing Vehicle 2 [the 2003 International 9900 driven by Francis Freeman] to strike Vehicle 1 [the 1996 Chevreolet 1500 driven by Gabriel Smith] on rear passenger side.

Injuries

Smith's injuries were minor. Smith was taken by ambulance to Mitchell County Health Systems.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 1996 Chevreolet 1500 with Kansas license plate number 961MBB damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Farm Bureau insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by American Ag & Auto. The police also said, "Tow contacted by owner."

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K435 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-012066 to this crash. The KSHP charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. In order to get the report through the KSHP website, you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card. You must agree to be subject to Kansas Statute 45-230: Unlawful Use of Names Derived from Public Records. This statute imposes on those subject to it "a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney" of up to "$500 for each violation." Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website.